Example sentences of "[noun sg] may [vb infin] [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provided that the board may refuse such an application if the applicant , having been cited by the board to attend the meeting at which his application is to be considered , fails to attend such a meeting . |
| 2 | Any art critic may take such a position , but a historian almost never . |
| 3 | PAMELA : Your honour may call this a jest or what you please , but , sir , it is not a jest that becomes you . |
| 4 | Nor does it matter whether the tenant may give notice after the last date for service of a rent review notice ( Coventry CC v J Hepworth & Son Ltd ( 1982 ) 265 EG 608 ) or at a time which coincides with time during which a landlord may serve such a notice ( Legal & General Assurance ( Pension Management ) Ltd v Cheshire CC ) . |
| 5 | Do n't give up hope yet ; after all , the delay may mean all the difference between a wedding — or a funeral ! |
| 6 | Despite meeting both RRR and financial target criteria , the existence of an external financing limit may stop such a project proceeding . |
| 7 | Any court or tribunal may make such a reference , and final appeal courts must make a reference where the point of European Community law is relevant to its decision ( EEC Treaty , Article 177 ) . |
| 8 | Common sense may deem this a highfalutin account of a quality possessed by every exciting story . |
| 9 | On the other hand the Security Council may investigate ‘ any dispute ’ which might lead to international friction , not merely those between member States , and any member State may bring such a situation or dispute to its attention . |
| 10 | the second anniversary of the preceding general election being reached without an election being called under any of paragraphs ( a ) through ( f ) , provided that : ( i ) in exceptional circumstances , the Federal Executive may postpone such an election for no more than one year by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting ; and ( ii ) this paragraph ( g ) shall not apply if the Leader is a member of the Government . |
| 11 | The White House may have all the computer wizardry in the world , but it lacked the old-fashioned political skills required to get a $16 billion ‘ stimulus ’ package through the Senate . |